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Haaland becomes Norway’s all-time leading scorer, then gives some big personal news
OSLO (AP) — Erling Haaland marked his first game as Norway captain by becoming his…
South Korea handles Jordan without star forwards and Australia wins in Popovic’s first game
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Despite missing injured English Premier League stars Son Heung-min and Hwang…
England loses to Greece as Carsley experiment backfires and France wins without Mbappé
Lee Carsley ran into the first problems of his tenure as England’s interim coach after…
Saka leaves England match with leg injury in potential blow to Arsenal
LONDON (AP) — Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka came off with a leg injury during England’s…
Brazil has away win over Chile in World Cup qualifying and Messi’s Argentina draws
SAO PAULO (AP) — An 89th-minute goal by substitute Luiz Henrique gave Brazil a 2-1…
Simons grabs impressive double as Leipzig sends Wolfsburg to fourth straight loss
WOLFSBURG, Germany (AP) — Xavi Simons scored twice as Leipzig weathered a late comeback to…
AC Milan canters to victory over struggling Udinese
UDINE, Italy (AP) — Two goals right before halftime put visiting AC Milan on its…
Nakamura scores priceless pair in Reims win at Lens that eases relegation fears
LENS, France (AP) — A goal in each half from Keito Nakamura gave Reims an…
Valencia wins again as Javier Guerra strike downs toothless Sevilla
VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — Valencia beat Sevilla 1-0 to extend its unbeaten run to six…
George Baldock’s family confirm soccer player drowned while swimming
George Baldock, the Greece international soccer player who was found dead at his home in…
US will play in San Jose, California, and Austin and Arlington, Texas, in CONCACAF Gold Cup
MIAMI (AP) — The United States will open the CONCACAF Gold Cup against Trinidad and…
Father of Tottenham star Son fined for violating child welfare law at soccer academy in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A court in South Korea has fined Son Woong-jung, the…
Struggling Whitecaps take on heavyweight LAFC with playoff positioning on the line
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps need a win — badly. Points have been tough to…
Muddled tactics and confusing comments prompt concerns about Carsley after England’s shocking loss
His tactics were muddled, and his comments afterward were just as confusing. The enormity of…
Iran’s World Cup qualifier against Qatar is switched to Dubai after security concerns
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Asian Football Confederation says an upcoming World Cup qualifying…
Atletico Madrid and Lazio sanctioned by UEFA for fans’ racist and/or discriminatory behavior
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Atletico Madrid and Lazio were sanctioned by UEFA on Friday for…
Forest fined almost $1M for questioning integrity of match officials in inflammatory post
LONDON (AP) — An inflammatory post that got more than 46 million views on social…
Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal undergoes surgery on his right knee
MADRID (AP) — Spain defender Dani Carvajal has undergone surgery on his right knee, his…
FIFA urged to put more human rights scrutiny into 2034 World Cup deal with Saudi Arabia
ZURICH (AP) — Two months before FIFA is set to confirm Saudi Arabia as the…
Barcelona loses legal bid to get Champions League cash bonus from Russian club Zenit
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Barcelona failed in a legal case to get a half million-dollar…
World Cup tickets investigation of former FIFA official Valcke closed after 9 years
GENEVA (AP) — Nine years into a World Cup black market tickets investigation, the case…
Pochettino era of US soccer begins against Panama, with eyes on 2026 World Cup
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A new era for United States soccer is set to begin,…
Canadian striker Theo Bair hopes to seize opportunity in French top flight
MONTREAL — Theo Bair says he’s finally living a dream after an up-and-down road to…
Undav scores twice for Germany in Nations League and Hungary holds Dutch to draw
Germany’s rebuilding appears to be on the right track. Denis Undav scored twice and the…